site/nonsite response

Site / Nonsite Response

According to the dictionary, part of the definition of Site is the area or exact plot of ground on which anything is, has been, or is to be located.  According to the article, when comparing a Site with a Nonsite we would place priority on the Site therefore the Nonsite becomes secondary and sometimes even dysfunctional.  Basically when you have a Nonsite, it means the Site has been removed. 

Nonsites are three-dimensional whereas Sites are two dimensional.  Both are logical abstracts.  Smithson suggests that there is a metaphoric space that exists between the Site and Nonsite such as travel.  Perhaps the space between the two is a figurative empty space that we can easily relate to when realistic assumptions align.  The travel between the two points then becomes artificial since it is man-made (invented or devised).   Basically the transformation you now have is a three-dimensional abstract map of the Non-site.  The stable features of the Site have been removed. 

The article states that knowledge plays an important role in the way we view the world but it doesn’t always match the true shape.  Individual views of the space between the Site and Nonsite are an essential aspect.  The Nonsite needs to relate to the site that it originated from.